Welcome back. President Trump's Board of peace focused on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire holding its inaugural meeting in Washington this morning. You see there, the president giving some remarks right now.Leaders from Saudi Arabia, Hungary, Belarus, Pakistan, and the UAE, as well as others are attending. But some key U .S. allies like the United Kingdom, France, Germany, declined to join this organization.They did send some folks, though, as observers to this meeting. All of this occurring as the hum ...

Axios reporting Secretary of State Marco Rubio is secretly holding meetings with the 41-year-old grandson of the former leader Raul Castro. That's according to three sources. It comes as the Miami Herald warns of a rapidly intensifying humanitarian crisis on the island as the government hardens rationing policies amid a USled resource blockade.Poverty and food prices are skyrocketing. One pack of chicken now costing a month's salary. And while blackouts are regular occurrences for so many Cubans, last week ...

Cuba's humanitarian crisis is deteriorating by the day, about a month into the U.S.-imposed blockade on oil shipments. Ted Lenker, professor of Cuban Studies at Baruch College, joins The Weekend: Primetime to discuss how the oil blockade is disrupting daily life for Cubans and how the Trump administration is approaching a potential deal with the Cuban government. MS NOW: My Source for News, Opinion, and the World. Same mission. New name. » Subscribe to MS NOW: https://www.youtube.com/@msnow MS NOW is the go ...

Welcome back. As the tenuous ceasefire in Gaza is largely holding, the humanitarian crisis caused by more than two years of conflict is showing no signs of abading. Millions of Palestinians are still in desperate need of food, water, and medical care. The World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit organization that provides meals in disaster ravaged areas, just hit a remarkable milestone. Now serving 1 million hot meals every single day in Gaza. Joining me now to discuss this is Jose Andreas, worldrenowned chef and ...

The Economist understands that American officials are considering sending fuel to the island to stave off a humanitarian crisis https://t.co/uIyrT5WEgJ ...

Chile’s foreign minister Alberto van Klaveren confirmed the outgoing government will provide humanitarian aid to Cuba via multilateral organizations, citing a long-running humanitarian crisis and severe energy and food shortages on the island https://t.co/69GPaP1b1y ...

RT Hala Jaber (@HalaJaber)⚠️ Reuters has now confirmed what many suspected.In early 2024, U.S. diplomats blocked internal cables describing northern Gaza as an “Apocalyptic Wasteland.” The reports included harrowing details: human bones scattered in the streets, bodies left abandoned in cars, & a total collapse of access to food, clean water, and medical aid.These cables were not speculation. They were based on first-hand field observations from U.N. agencies & humanitarian workers on the ground.So why were ...

Destruction & Scale - Approximately 68 million tons of rubble bury Gaza, equivalent to about 186 Empire State Buildings [1] - Roughly 81% of structures in Gaza have been destroyed due to Israeli air strikes, ground fighting, and control demolitions [1] - Nearly 123,000 buildings have been destroyed, and another 74,000 buildings have been damaged [2] - An estimated 10,000 bodies are still trapped beneath collapsed buildings [2] Reconstruction & Cost - Reconstruction is estimated to take several years, contingent on a ceasefire and Israel's allowance of heavy machinery for safe debris removal [2] - The UN estimates reconstruction costs will be approximately $70 billion [3] Humanitarian Crisis - Most Palestinians live in tents surrounded by rubble, exacerbated by winter rains [3] - Children and adults are injured weekly by leftover explosives [3]

Natalyia Terninsko told us, "They're killing civilians. It's elimination of the Ukrainian nation. >> They're just wiping our cities off the face of the earth." >> We interviewed Maxim and Natalia, Tatiana and Liisa, in the conference center, destroyed by the first missile. We could see where the warhead crashed through to the basement. The Russians claim they were aiming at a military awards ceremony, but prosecutor Vitali Doval says that doesn't explain how no troops were hit and why two missiles fell on c ...

RT Drop Site (@DropSiteNews)Two days of heavy rains in Khan Younis as Israel continues to deliberately block shelter aid from entering Gaza. Thousands of tents and prefabricated homes are stranded just across the border in Egypt and Israel refuses to let them reach the millions of suffering Palestinians. ...